TIM claims it is the first mobile operator in Europe to implement quantum computing algorithms planning next generation mobile networks. The computational potential of quantum computers means they can perform at around ten times the speed of established optimisation methods. TIM has optimised planning of radio cells, framing the problem within a QUBO (quadratic unconstrained […]
Eleven Sports Portugal is offering motorsports fans a new Formula 1 annual pass ahead of the season’s curtain raiser in Melbourne, Australia on March 15th. The pass, priced at € 4.17 per month, will give fans access to all the best motorsport action on Eleven, including Live access to all 22 Grand Prix races, F1 […]
The past few years have been bad for satellite builders. For example, in 2017 and 2018 there were only 14 orders for geostationary satellites. According to trade newspaper Space News there was something of a recovery in 2019 when the industry reported that orders for 15 geostationary craft were placed. Good as last year was, […]
Asia surpassed North America in 2019 to become the world’s largest market for smart speakers, with shipments more than doubling in the region as consumers flocked to buy the newest devices. Smart speaker shipments in Asia surged to 47 million units in 2019, up from 21 million in 2018, according to Omdia. This impressive growth […]
Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, is haling the emergence of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) as a gamechanger for the media entertainment industry and has begun deployment of the technology. IaC is the process of creating and managing cloud-based technologies using scripts – hence code – to do so. The script is then “read”, […]
The Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT) has announced the return of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE to its membership. This brings the total ACT membership to 28 of Europe’s largest media enterprises present across the EU. Commenting on the new membership, Grégoire Polad, ACT Director General, stated: “We are delighted that ProSiebenSat.1 has returned to […]
Netflix has partnered with six Japanese creators to develop original anime shows as part of the streaming platform’s continued effort to build on its best-in-class anime originals with deep creative roots in Japan. The six creators CLAMP (Cardcaptor Sakura), Shin Kibayashi (The Kindaichi Case Files), Yasuo Ohtagaki (Mobile Suit Gundam: Thunderbolt), Otsuichi (Goth), Tow Ubukata […]
Humax, a provider of video and broadband customer premises equipment (CPE), has announced the upcoming availability of an expanded portfolio of RDK-powered devices to serve operators worldwide. Humax also joined the RDK Video Accelerator programme and announced its first RDK Video Accelerator 4K IP reference set-top box. Humax’s RDK Video Accelerator set-top box is pre-integrated […]
Cisco has announced new mobility solutions aimed to help service providers drive revenue and profitability from their 5G infrastructure. According to the Cisco Annual Internet Report, there will be nearly 30 billion connected devices by 2023, nearly half of those will be mobile. Global 5G connections will be more than 10 per cent of these […]
ITV Studios has cemented its ambition to deliver European drama to international audiences with the announcement of a number pre-sales for the ambitious, archaic latin drama Romulus, as well as a raft of deals for its burgeoning selection of non-English language productions. Cattleya, Groenlandia and Sky’s Romulus, which reconstructs the epic tale of the founding […]